SAGAMORE SPIRIT DISTILLERY

SAGAMORE SPIRIT DISTILLERY

In 2015, the Sagamore Spirit Company began construction on a 22,000-square-foot distillery situated on five waterfront acres in Baltimore’s Port Covington neighborhood.

The Sagamore Spirit distillery is among the first distilleries built in Maryland since the beginning of Prohibition. Before being converted to ethanol plants during World War II, the state was home to 44 distilleries before Prohibition, including at least 13 in Baltimore. Maryland is back on the map as the premier distiller of rye whiskey.

The on-campus water tower holds naturally filtered limestone spring water that is trucked 22 miles from nearby Sagamore Farm, a historic thoroughbred horse racing farm built on a shelf of limestone rock. Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye Whiskey is an 83-proof blend of high rye and low rye, barrel-aged for two years.

A simple ridge skylight was designed to complement the building’s appearance and create an open feeling. The skylight brings natural daylight into the space for a better working environment and overall aesthetics for visitors.